Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1887-07-22
WASHINGTON LETTER.
iFron orr Regular CeIwospordent,)
WASHINGTON. ,1ailv ia 1897

tue eut StlmAkateu by the ueit muchin-
ations of a ring of landed gamblers, who
are coming furtsnes out of their shrewd
enterprises. Though strange and start
ling it may seem, l believe it is never
thelcss true that President Cleveland
and one or two members of the cabinet
arc either in this speculative clique or
tools of it, for my Informant is perfect
ly trustworthy aud seldom makes mis-
take. President Cleveland has not yet
paid for his new home in this city it be-
bag given to him as an advertisement
and an incentive to purchase by capital.
lists owning lots in that vicinity. Mr.
Whitney has reaped a rich profit from
his investment, which probably amount
ed to little of real value, by selling his
suburban scat "Grasslands," at a gain
of $4,000, 900.
The Superintendent of the Geological
survey has submitted to the Secretary
of the Interior, an extensive plan of op.
erations for the fiscal year in continuing
the Typographical survey of the United
States, 1t is expected that important
and valuable scientific and nlineralogi-
cal results will be secured especially as
regaiis the great earthquake at Charles.
ton last year.
Under recent act Of Congress AUTH
ority was granted for the return to the
rightful owners of the famous Twiggs
swords, captured by General Butier, at
New Orleans in 1862, and the matter
has been referred to the Court of Claims
by the Secretary of the Treasury an
English lady who says that Gen. Twiggs
presented her the swords at the time he
escaped from New Orleans, and the ex-
ecutor of the Generals estate both hav-
ing filed claims to the historic trophies.
The official AK is beginning to fall on
the devoted heads of the Grand Army
of the Republic men, the first victim
being Major Charles E. Behle, special
pension examiner, who was gallant
Veteran, his only ofense being criti-
cism in private conversation of the
Presidents batlle.tlag order. For this
he was summariiy dismissed by General
Black, at least such is the supposition
as the au,ocratic official declines to give
any reason. Major Behle has appealed
from General Black to Secretay Lamar,
and while the result is awaited with in
terest. doubt if the dreamy Secretary
interferes with the harmonious working
of his subordinate's boom for the Vice
Presidency. | know it to be fact that
the Pension Bureau is being used as
political agency for the advance of the
dear gun of the chief in his grand hunt
for the best office in sight. Facts have
been distorted in the effort to show that
more work than ever for the same time,
has been done in that office during the
present administration.
The Interstate Commission has adjus.
ted its first case of an alleged overcharge
by railroad for carrying freight-the
Oregon railway and Navigation Compa-
ny being the defendant and poor wild
ow of Washington Territory being the
complainant for the sum of twenty dol
a rs.
The great Pan Electric scandal is
again brought to the front by DR.. Rog-
ers who believing that he was about to
be defrauded published notice forbid
dag the lie of the stock for which The
brokers are offering sl2 per share. In
that publication Rogers bluntly uses the
names of these leading Democratic
lights-Senator Harris, Attorney Gener-
al Garland, Gen. Johnston and Indian
Commissioner Atkins.
Since the discovery of Harvey's defal.
cation general aud searching investi-
cation has been set on foot in the Treas
ury department, and it is said that i'm
portant If not sensational developments
may be expected in hat quarter ere
long for it has not been the custom here
tofore to scrutinize the accounts of the
disbursing officers. 1t is really small
wonder that such loose methods has led
to official crookedness as in the cases OF
Bacon and Harvey. The Interstate
Commission has taken emphatic and
important action on the motion of the
Missouri Pacific Railroads to dismiss the
complaint of the Who'll csale grocers of
st Louis, as regards the Issuing of mil
age tickets-the corporation urging
that the commission had no jurisdiction
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immediate action until the results of
the case had been fully discussed. The
Commission announced that its purpose
and policy will be to grant fui! and
prompt Nearing to all cases submit eli
to it's decision and that dilatory motions
and iegal quibhles and .eehnicalities
will not he permitted to unnecessarily
hinder the progress of their bus
ness.
An event of more than usual import
ance and local interest is the return o
Ex, Gov. Alex. r. Shepherd, to this city
which he has done more to ilnprov,
and beautify than any other man, aftel
an absence Of seven years during whicl
time he has been successfully mining
In Mexico
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1t is said that John q. Whittier nm,
Robert Pnrvis, of Philadelphia, nre TN
only original members now living uf ,h
American AMI Slavery Society.
OF Ohiu's coming cenlenninl the Ne,